color dilemma, Color chosen.. Is material price reasonable? Options

[Jgilliam914]

I bought my car in 1981. Previous owners changed it from red to black. In the mid 80's I added the GT look. I am at a cross roads. I near time to paint and I am thinking of a different color. This is my first time painting anything more than a Revell Porsche so I am adventurous but I don't want to be in over my head either.

It was once this.

I bought it looking like this


I made it look like this.


It is now this

The only photo is the actual car is the primer . I just wanted to show the transformation. I may have used your photo. I found on google (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

[toolguy]

If you used a good primer, you already know the cost of materials. . a gallon of DP40 and hardener and thinner was around 200 Bucks 2 year ago . as for color, it's no secret RED is the most expensive color. . Major brand quality RED paint is at $500 for all the components. . I look at it this way, the hard part is all the work you already did to get the body ready, and the labor to do a quality job. . . don't skimp on the quality of the materials used. . . this is something you really don't want to do wrong, then have to re-strip and repaint. .

Color is a personal choice. . but I'll never own a black car again.
Poor prep can make the best paint job look crappy . . . but even the best prep can't help a poor painter. . it all needs to be done right.
Just my opinion.